Bathing shoe



c. w. HUBBELL.

BATHING SHOE May 10, 1932...

Filed Aug. 8, 1928 TOR 8 ll A TTORNEY I N VE N Clarence M/ #1166 Patented May 10, 1932 UNITED STATES CLARENCE W. HUBIBELL, OF NAUGATUCK, CONNECTIC'LTT, ASSIGNOR T THE-GOOD- CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT BATHING SHOE Application filed. August 8,1928} Serial No. 298,165Q i This invention relates in general to footwear and particularly to a bathing shoe.

One of the features of the invention is the provision of a cushion heel of soft resilient 5 rubber composition intermediate the insole.

and outsole which latter completely covers the sole, arch, and the heel portions. It'is the preferred practice in this invention tocomplete the building of substantially all portions of the shoe before the heel and the outsole are applied. The heel may be made of scrap rubber composition providing the required cushioning qualities, subjected to a semi-cure preferably, and then coveredaround its sides and corners with friction cloth after which a trim of a color, preferably contrasting with that of the upper, is 7 applied over the friction cloth. The heel is then cemented to the upper and the insole, a foxing strip put on covering the joint of the heel to the upper and then the outsole put on completely covering the sole, the arch and the heel, after which all parts of the assembled shoe are vulcanized together to form an integral unitary article.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of a cushion heel of the foregoing character having a breast portion bevelled throughout the width of the heel.

Other features and advantages Will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing, which is a side view of a bathing shoe embodying the invention, with the heel portions of the shoe broken away,'the numeral 10 represents generally the upper of the shoe, the bottom edge being turned inward as indicated at 11 beneath an insole 12 having a clothlining 13. p

In the manufacture of the shoe, it is preferred practice tocomplete substantially all portions thereof before the heel and outsole are applied. This preliminary building includes joining the two counter portions of the upper 10 at the back of the shoe and cementing the edge portions 11 to the under margins of the insole 12. The heel designated 14 is composed of any suitable rubber composition such as scrap rubber, possessing the desired cushioning qualities and is characterized by a breast portion 15,.prefe'rably ly join the heel to the shoe.

bevelled from sideto side ofthe heel. After subjecting the heel to a semi'cure, which is the preferable practice, it is covered around its sides and cornerswith friction cloth, as

indicated by the heavy line 16, a trim 17 of gum usually contrasting with that of the upper is then applied over the friction cloth around the faces of the heel and the corners thereof, and the heel then cemented to the insole l2 and the inwardly turned edge portions 11 of the upper. 10, after which a foxing strip 18 is applied around the joint of the top edge of the covered heel and the adj acent portions of the upper 10, to more secure- The trim 17 covers the cushion heel 14 from view and provides a more satisfactory foundation for oin ing the edges of the heel to the insole and receiving the foxing strip 18 thanwould be afforded by the cushion heel alone. An outsole 19 is nextapplied to the bottom of the shoe so as to completely cover the sole portion, the arch, and the heel 14, the outsole partaking of the inclination of the bevelled breast portion 15, thus providing a one piece covering over theentire bottom portion of.

the shoe. The assembled shoe is then cured, whereby the parts of the shoe are all vulcanized together to produce an integral uni tary article. The sides and rear portion of the cushion heel 14 are preferably inclined outward toward the bottom edge, as indi cated at 20 to an extent approximating 1 3' so that when viewing the shoe from the side, the back wall of the heel inclines in the same general direction as the bevelled breast portion 15. e

The'article of footwear thus produced is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, presents an attractive appearance,

' and is in other ways a more comfortable and satisfactory bathing shoe than produced heretofore.

For an understanding of the scope of the invention, reference is to be had to the following claim. Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patentis:

A bathing shoe of rubber composition including an upper, an insole, a heel of soft rubber composition secured to the insole, said heel having a breast bevelled throughout its 7 width, an outsole covering the bottom of the sole, arch, and heel, a trim of rubber composition enclosing theside and rear portions of the heel between the upper and theout'sole, and a strip of rubber composition extending around the top of the trim between opposite corners ofthe breast andcovering the ad oin'- ing portions of the trim and the upper, all of the parts being vulcanized together to form a unit.

Signed at Naugatuck, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, this 3rd day of August, 1928'. I I

' "CLARENCE W. HUBBELL. 

